Starting his career in retail management at DIY stores, newly appointed Certikin Managing Director, Neil Stephenson joined Certikin early in 1999 taking roles as varied as stock control, health and safety, service management and buying. Managing the division until January 2017, Neil relocated to Certikin North in Leeds in October 2002 where he had responsibility […]
Neil Murray
After 32 years with Certikin, the last 18 as Managing Director, Neil Murray has decided to step down and retire. Certikin’s move to a new building at the end of 2021, allowed the company to consolidate all its Witney operations into one unit and sets up the business for the future. It seems to be […]
Certikin has occupied its current offices and warehouses in the thriving Oxfordshire market town of Witney for 31 years, during which time it has expanded its footprint several times. However, the building no longer meets the requirements of a burgeoning business. Determined to retain the experienced and loyal workforce together with its central location, Certikin […]
Business owners walked a precarious tightrope this summer as they juggled the priorities of keeping family and workforce safe while grappling with the toughest trading challenges in living memory. The industry’s key suppliers had to quickly adapt to unprecedented health and safety implications. “From the beginning of lock down, our most important consideration has been […]
Certikin, the UK’s number one distributor, looks set to solve the perpetual problem of credible statistical evidence in a bid to accurately pinpoint UK pool construction figures. A major player in the UK supply chain, the wholesaler is now collating information in a bid to assess the sector more accurately and in the process, identify […]
A major date on the pool and spa annual calendar, the Certikin team hit the road for their annual series of road shows with seminars at Crawley, Solihull and Exeter. Managing Director, Neil Murray touched briefly on the success of the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations last year but said that the focus was now firmly on the future.
